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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42 (21) Application number: 09833853.6 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/068848 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/071844 (24.06.2010 Gazette 2010/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 19.12.2008 US 139456 P (71) Applicant: QLT, Inc. Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5 (CA)	(72) Inventors: UTKHEDE, Deepank Surrey BC V3S 9C6 (CA) MONK, Wendy Surrey BC V3S 9C6 (CA) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)